EC Commissioner For Research to Speak at OGC Meeting
OGC, Inc. (the Open GIS Consortium) announced today that Mr. Phillipe Busquin, the European Commissions Commissioner for Research, will be the main speaker at the OGC Evening Reception on April 4 at the Colonster Castle in Liege, Belgium.Mr. Busquin is one of 20 Commissioners on the EC and is the individual who oversees all of the ECs research programs.His responsibilities include: European co-operation inside the European Unions research programs, research conducted by the European Unions Joint Research Center (JRC), and the development of research policies and strategies.About OGC OGC is an international industry consortium of over 200 companies, government agencies and universities participating in a consensus process to develop publicly available geoprocessing specifications.About Ionic IONIC Software is an experienced software company with large expertise in the development of Java components to create the most innovative, flexible and interoperable distributed applications.